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Old 08-08-2007, 01:36 AM
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ok so quick one i was putting the stereo in my stang tonight and i ddint mess with anyhting under the hood except i was trying to make the tach work and i noticed a loose wire going to the coil so i spliced it to the line above the arrow that says TACH and now it wont fire up i just tried to crank it for a while but didnt have anyone to help me check spark any thoughts?
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Old 08-08-2007, 02:02 AM
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hit it with a hammer............................... did you try to unsplice the wire to go back to the way it was then start it? check your fuses ? did it even turn over?
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Old 08-08-2007, 10:15 AM
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yesi unhooked it and tried nothing it cranks but no juice it it sounds liek its not getting fire cuz it cranks pretty fast
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Old 08-08-2007, 10:34 AM
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check your fuse box and make sure you didn't blow any ecm/ignition fuses
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Old 08-08-2007, 01:02 PM
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so i went to check spark this morning and it fired up lol wiht one of the plugs out and all so i think maybe i flooded it last night
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